I’m just a Reanimatologist - Episode 3

This month’s episode explores the controversial topic of Emergency Department initiated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and extracorporeal life support (ECLS). Dr. Jonathon Ford relives a challenging case of beta blocker and calcium channel blocker overdose. Then, we have a front row seat in the heated battle of words between Dr. John Rose and Dr. Dan Colby on the pros and cons of ED ECMO.

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Hosts:
Dr. Sarah Medeiros, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis
Dr. Julia Magaña, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis – Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Guests:
Dr. Jonathon Ford, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Medical Toxicologist at UC Davis Health
Dr. Dan Colby, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, and Medical Toxicologist at UC Davis Health
Dr. John Rose, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Health, and EMS Medical Director for Yolo County

Resources:
Massive diltiazem and metoprolol overdose rescued with extracorporeal life support
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28705745
Chenoweth JA, Colby DK, Sutter ME, Radke JB, Ford JB, Nilas Young J, Richards JR. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Oct;35(10):1581.e3-1581.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.07.023. Epub 2017 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 28705745.

The ED ECMO Project and Podcast with Doctors Joe Bellezzo, Zack Shinar, and Scott Weingart. http://edecmo.org

ECLS Registry Report on http://elso.org

Thank you to the UC Davis Department of Emergency Medicine for supporting this podcast and to Orlando Magaña at OM Audio Productions for audio production services.